Machine for use in chiming, crozing, and howelling barrels.



0. J. ALLEY. MACHINE FOR USE IN GHIMING, 'ORQZING, AND HOWELLINGBARRELS. APPLICATION FILED AUG-- 22, 1906.

900,253; Patented 0013.6,1908.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22, 1906.

Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

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CHARLES JOHN ALLEY, QF FARNDON, NEW ZEALAND.

MACHINE roaUsE m OI-IIMIN'G, CROZING, AND HOWELLING BARRELS.

- Specification or LettersPatent.

' Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

Application filed August 22, 1906. Serial No. 331,579.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, CHARLES JOHN ALLEY, subject of the King of GreatBritain, at Farndon, in the Colony of New Zealand, have invented a newand useful Improved Machine for Use in Chiming, Orozing, and HowellingBarrels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same.

This invention relates to an improved machine that has been designed forperforming the operationsof chiming, crozing, and bowelhng, 1n themanufacture of barrels.

In describing the machine, reference will be made to the accompanyingsheets of drawings, in which:

Figure '1 is a front elevation of the machine, showing a barrel inposition therein. Fig. 2 isa plan, portions being shown in section. Fig.3 is a cross section on. the line 33 of Fig. 2, and looking to the leftof such line. Fig. 4 is a similar view, taken on the line 4+4 of Fig. 2,butlooking towards the right of such line. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailview that will be hereinafter more fully referred to. i

The machine designed comprises a frame in which the barrel to beoperated uponis rotated, such frame being capable of adapta tion todifferent sizes of barrels, and rotating cutters of any approved form,which are caused, by. special means to'engage with the two ends of therotating barrel simultane ously, so as to cut such ends in the desiredmanner. Such frame consists of two end cheeks (a) thatare joinedtogether by means of a pair of circular bars (6), extending in paral ellines between them. These bars may be of any bars (6), are mounted thetwo heads (0) to each one of which, at its back end, is affixed a smallroller (d) or (d.) The heads (0) are adjustable in their distance apart,so that the distance between said rollers may be regulated to correspondwith the length of a barrel to be operated upon. Mounted upon the bars(6), one upon the outside of each head (0), are the slidingblocks (e)..Each of these blocks (6) has a bearing (f) secured upon its upper face,such bearing supporting an antifriction roller (g) and overhangingthe'head (6) adjacent to it when the block (6), its roller (g) will liein the same planeas the roller ((2) or(d) carried upon such head. Therollers (d) (dfand (g) are arranged at such residing approved length.Upon the bar, and will be ca 1 with'the carrier.

in such a'manner, that (e) is up againstithe head,

a height above the level of the bars (6) that they will serve to supportthe ends of a barrel placed upon them, in such a manner as to allow ofthe barrel rotating freely.

To. rovide for the rotation of the barrel, theffro ler (d) is formed asa pinion, and the shaft (it) upon which it is mounted, is carriedoutwards and supported in bearings in the cheek (a), its outer end beingconnected to gearing (j) driven by a pulley (7c). One of the truss hoops(Z) that are usually employed for retaining the ends of the barrel,while being out in the desired manner, is formed with teeth ada ted togear with the teeth of the pinion roller (d), so that by the operationof such pinion, the barrel placed within the machine, may be caused torevolve at any desired rate of speed.

The circular cutter heads (m) are secured to the inner ends of spindles(n) j ournaled in carriers (0) sup orte upon the bars (5), one upon theoutsi e of eac slidin block (e), in such a manner as to be free to s ideto and fro alon such bars. These carriers are connected to therespective blocks (e) by means of the rigid connections (p) so that anysliding movement imparted to the blocks, will be imparted also to thecarriers. Each carrier (0) is composed of anu wardly extending member(7*), the to of w 'ch provides the bearing for its spin le (n), and aforwardly extending member (s). This member is formed with a slot (t)(Fig. 3) extending throu h it, and through which slot, the front barpasses. Surrounding this bar, and extending through the slot, is aneccentric sleeve (u) that is locked to the bar by means of afeather key,so that it will rotate with the is sleeve is so arranged that by thepartial rotation of the bar, its eccentric face will engage with thesides of the slot (t), and cause the member (s) of the carrier, to beraised and lowered at its outer end, thus causing such carrier to rockon the back bar (6) and its upwardly extending member to becorrespondingly moved. This movement will cause the cutter head to bemoved in a'corresponding plane.

The normal position of each cutter head is such thatwhena barrel issupported by the rollers, ((Z) and (g), the cutter head will be withinthe barrel end, and free from contact with the side thereof, as shown inFig. 4, in which figure the barrel is represented by dotted lines.

able of sliding along it When the cutter head is moved in the mannerbefore described, by the partial rotation of the front bar (b), it willbe caused to engage against the inside peripheral face of the barrel, sothat the cutters carried in the head, will, by the revolution thereof,cut the barrel in the manner desired.

To provide for the rotation of the front bar l (b), a hand wheel (w) isfixed to one of its ends, and provision is made whereby this wheel maybe locked in any position, so that the cutters will be prevented fromleaving their work. Each cutter head is caused to revolve by suitablebelting, driving a small pulley (:10) secured upon its spindle.

The sliding blocks (e) and the cutter carriers (0) are mounted so as tobe capable of sliding outwards from the heads (a) in order to allow of abarrel being rolled into the machine. When such barrel is rolled in, theblocks and carriers are caused to slide inwards again, so that therollers (9) will pass beneath and support the ends of the barrel inconjunction with the rollers (61), while the cutter heads will enter therespective ends of the barrel, so as to be in a position to operatethereon, when tipped back in the manner described. To rovide for thesemovements of the sliding b ocks being effected, a lever (5) isarticulated to the underneath face of one of the slides (c). This leveris connected, by means of a rod (6) articulated to it upon one side ofits pivot, to one of the blocks (a), while the other block is connectedto it by means of the rod (7) articulated upon the other side of thepivot. Thus by moving the lever (5) in one direction, the blocks (a) andtheir connections, will be moved outwards from each other, while areverse movement of such lever will cause them to move in wards towardseach other. The connections (19) between the blocks (a) and carriers(0), pass through vertical slots formed in the members (8), as shown inFig. 3, to allow of such carriers being ti ped freely.

The cutters upon t 1e cutter heads, may be of any approved form, such aswill perform the desired operations of chiming, crozing, and howellingthebarrel ends, and suchcutters form no feature of novelty in thisinvention.

To retain the barrel from jumping while being operated u on in themachine, a vertically adjustabl e overhanging arm (8) (shown in dottedlines in Fig. 1), is secured to the back end of each head (0). This armcarries a small roller (9) in its end, which roller is adapted to engagewith the top of a barrel within the machine, and thus keep it fromjumping.

Other means for rotating the barrels than those herein described, may beemployed. For instance, they may be caused to rotate by means of anendless chain -encircling them, and driven by a chain wheel (10),

Figs. 2 and 4, upon a spindle (11) driven These means would the barrelsdiffer from the spindle (71 be serviceable where greatly in size, andwould obviate the necessity of having a toothed truss hoop (1) for eachsize.

It is found in practice that the end of a barrel is often uneven, thatis, it does not lie in one uniform plane. And again, a truss hoop maybecome, by use, warped or twisted. Often, too, casks are made withdipping top edges. To provide for these contingencies and for the cutterhead at that end following the plane of' the truss hoop, the means shownin Fig. 5, have been devised. These means consist of a sliding bar (12)that ex.- tends across the top of the bearings of one of the rollers(d), and is capable of longitudinal sliding movement. this bar, is afork (13), the arms of which. are adapted to pass one on each side ofthe truss hoop (1) when the barrel is in position within the machine.The outer end of the bar is formed as a fork (14) with arms extendingforwardly, the inner one being of greater length than the outer.Connected with the outer end of the cutter spindle (a) is a bar (15)that extends freely along through guides in the side of the spindlebearing, and the inner end of which bar is turned rearwardly at rightangles, as at (16). extension (16), is so arranged that, when thecarrier (0) is moved inwards, it will pass the outer arm of the fork(14), but will engage with the inner arm of such fork, as is shown inthe drawing, and when the carrier is tipped in the manner beforedescribed, it will pass in between the arms of such fork. The spindle(n) is so mounted in its hearing, as to be capable of free longitudinalmovement therein, the driving pulley (as) being mounted on a feather keyto prevent such movement affecting the plane of the pulley. It will beapparent, that by reason of the engagement of the arms of the fork (13)with the sides of the truss hoop (1), the bar (12) will be caused tomove longitudinally with any bends or variations in the rotating planeof such hoop. These movements will be communicated: through the fork(14) and bar (15) to the cutter spindle, so that it, too, will movelongitudinally 111 a correspondingmanner. The

cutter head will thereby follow the plane of the truss hoop, and it willoperate upon the barrel accordingly.

To provide for the machine being quickly adjusted to different diametersof barrels, the bearing blocks (f) for the rollers (g) are securedwithin grooves extending longitudinally along the sliding blocks ((2),such grooves permitting of the rollers being moved in or out and securedat any Joint, in a manner that is well known in all classes ofmachinery.

hat I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is 2- Adjustably secured to This rearward 1. In means for chiming,crozing and howelling barrels, a barrel supportingframe comprising apair of heads supported upon parallel horizontal bars and capable ofadjustment thereon, and each having a roller mounted on a horizontalaxis at the back end thereof, a pair of sliding blocks mounted on thebars, one on the outside of each. head, and each having a roller mountedthereon and adapted to lie in the same horizontal plane as the rollerupon the respective head, means whereby the sliding blocks may be movedoutwards or inwards along the bars, and means for rotating a barrelsupported upon. the rollers, substantially as specified.

2. In means for ch ming, crozingand howelling barrels, a barrelsupporting frame comprising a pair of heads supported upon parallelhorizontal bars and capable of adjustment thereon, and each having aroller mounted on a horizontal axis at the back end thereof, a pair ofsliding blocks mounted on the bars, one on the outside of each head, andeach having a roller mounted thereon and adapted to lie in the samehorizontal plane as the roller upon the respective head, cutter carriersmounted on the horizontal bars, one on the outside of each slidingblock, and connected to the respective block, so as to be capable ofmovement therewith, means whereby the sliding blocks may be movedoutwards or inwards along the bars, and means for rotating a barrelsupported upon the rollers, substantially as herein specified.

3. In means for use in chiming crozing and howelling barrels, a barrelsup orting and rotating frame slidably mounted upon a pair of parallelbars, in combination with cutter carriers mounted upon the bars, oneupon each, end of-the frame, each of which is formed 40 with an upwardlyextending member adapted toform a bearing for the cutter spindle andwith a forwardly extending portion formed with a slot therein, andeccentric sleeves mounted upon the front parallel bar and fitting withinthe slots in the respective cutter carriers, and means whereby such barand the sleeves may be rotated, substantially as specified.

4. In means for use in chiming, crozing 5O and-howelling barrels, abarrel su porting and rotating frame slidably mounted upon a pair ofhorizontal parallel bars, and cutter carriers mounted upon the bars, oneat each end of the frame, and each formed with bearings forlcarrying thecutter spindle arranged to allow of longitudinal movement thereof, incombination with a bar secured to one end of thecutter spindle andformed with a backwardly extending member, a bar slidably mounted uponthe barrel sup orting frame, a fork secured thereon adapted to engagewith the truss hoop upon the barrel in the machine, and a fork upon theend of this bar adapted to engage with the backwardly extending memberof the bar secured to the cutter spindle, substantially as specified.

Dated this 23d day of July 1906.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribo ing witnesses.

CHARLES JOHN ALLEY.

Witnesses:

GEORGE FREDERICK MORLEY, ERN WOODBINE JoHNsoN.

